[IRCA] Puyallup, WA TP's for 11-8...Strangely Uneven

[D1028Gary@xxxxxxx]

Hello All,
 
Although this morning's general TP propagation was certainly down from  the 
last two days, for some odd reason the NHK powerhouses (especially 
693-JOAB,  also noted by Nigel) were the strongest they have been all November.
 
Unfortunately the strong Japanese signals (594, 693, 747, 774 and 828 kHz)  
were not matched by good signals from the rest of Asia, and there seemed to 
 be little co-channel activity on these frequencies. There was  a weak 
co-channel on 693 kHz mixing with JOAB during one of its fades  around 1455, but 
even here the splatter from CBU made it too tough to  dig out enough audio 
for language recognition. Like John I heard the UnID  Chinese on 594 kHz 
mixing with JOAK around 1435, but there was no sign of the  elusive Korean.
 
The modified ICF-2010 had a strong carrier at 1445 on 1503 kHz  presumably 
from JOUK (as reported by Nick), but neither of the experimental  oversized 
loops used this morning (9' and 6' sided tuned passive type) were set  up to 
tune that high, so it will have to wait for another day. With the  
exception of the vibrant Japanese signals, the rest of the band seemed  pretty 
modest this morning-- kind of a reversal of the  situation prevailing throughout 
November so far.
 
Congratulations also to John for logging his first TA's on Orcas  Island. 
With the rapid-response TA-chasing team of Nick, Bruce, Nigel.  Patrick and 
others giving constant updates on this IRCA reflector, it's easy to  know 
when the TA's are exciting, and when they are tanking (like last  night).
 
73, Gary DeBock
 
Spotting receiver:  Modified ICF-2010 (30" loopstick)
Main receiver:  Modified C.Crane SWP ultralight (7.5" Slider loopstick  + 
CFJ455K5 filter)
9' and 6' (side) PVC-framed tuned passive loops (in the back yard)
 
 
 
    
 
   
 
  
 
  
 
 
 
 
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